The Archive · 1937

Grain Crop Estimates Released

Washington, Aug. 10.

The 1937 corn crop of the United States was estimated to-day at 2,658,- 748,000 bushels by the Department of Agriculture.

The Department forecast the winter wheat crop at 688,145,000 bushels and the spring wheat crop at 202,274,000.

This year's rice crop was estimated st 50,508,000 bushels, The Department said that the condition of the corn crop on August 1 vas 83.2 per cent. of normal, indicating an average yield of 27.7 bushels per acre—United Press,

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